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Throwback Thursday: Jimmy Claxton Briefly Breaks Baseball's Color Barrier
May 28, 1916, was not just another workday for Jimmy Claxton: he pitched two major league games, posed for a baseball card, witnessed a riot, and in doing so quietly pushed past organized baseball's de facto color line 30 years before Jackie Robinson.
Far From Home: A British Perspective on America's Game
Widely known as America's pastime, baseball is the greatest sporting embodiment of Americana. But what does the sport look like to British eyes more used to football and rugby than home runs and minor leagues?
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